# NTSB Accident CEN18FA061
> **CESSNA 340** · 2017-12-24 · Bartow, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA061
- **Event ID:** 20171224X03602
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-24
- **Location:** Bartow, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.946388, -81.773887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 340
- **Registration:** N247AT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions.

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